With the tournament I thought it might be good to look at some actions you may see from the 1 seeds during the tournament.
Connecticut
UConn within the half-court will move the ball effectively and keep players moving as well. Within the movement on a swing pass the guard will cut like they are going to screen away but instead of using the screen the player will cut towards the basket and the guard will return to the ball off the bigman screen.
Houston
Houston is a high octane defense, but within the half-court offense you may find them using screens for flare cuts to find a quality 3 point shot.
Purdue
Purdue will use some quality cutting off screens to find easy looks. In the first clip a fake staggered screen turns into a double screen for the first screener for a open look on the perimeter. In the second clip the post feed leads to a backscreen and an open shot at the rim.
North Carolina
North Carolina will use screens to get their guards open and try to create mismatches on the screens. In the first clip the they will screen the guard that will then return the screen to the big cutting to screen for the playmaker in space. In the second clip screen the screener action will take place cutting the big to the post and the playmaker to the top. He is then screened for cutting to the basketball.
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